Dapo Ogunkola
Wells Fargo
- Dapo Ogunkola is a senior risk, audit, controls, and AI governance professional with over 15 years of experience delivering assurance, governance, regulatory compliance, and technology risk services across the global financial services sector throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). His expertise spans investment banking, asset management, fintech, and alternative investments, with deep exposure to highly complex and regulated environments. He currently serves as a Vice President in Internal Audit at a leading global investment bank in London, where he leads complex, risk-based audits across EMEA entities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ireland. His work focuses on evaluating and strengthening governance frameworks, internal controls, and enterprise risk management practices in alignment with regulatory expectations, industry standards, and evolving supervisory requirements. Dapo possesses extensive experience auditing technology-enabled business processes, with particular expertise in AI governance, AI audit, IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, data governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory-driven transformation programmes. He has developed strong capabilities in the governance, oversight, and assurance of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and has contributed to the development of frameworks and methodologies used for auditing and assessing AI systems, controls, and governance structures. Prior to his current role, he held senior positions at global professional services firms including KPMG Nigeria, Deloitte Jersey Channel Islands, and EY London, where he delivered internal audit, risk advisory, and controls assurance engagements for major financial institutions. His experience includes designing audit strategies, assessing emerging and non-financial risks, embedding data analytics into audit processes, and advising executive management, audit committees, and boards on governance, control effectiveness, and remediation strategies. Dapo is also an international speaker and thought leader, regularly speaking at global conferences, professional forums, and industry events on topics including AI governance, technology risk, internal audit, cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance. His professional credentials demonstrate deep technical, governance, and assurance expertise. He holds multiple globally recognised certifications, including Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA). He previously served as a member of the ISACA CISA Certification Exam Item Development Working Group and the CRISC Certification Working Group, contributing to and approving examination content for both globally recognised certifications. He is also a co-author of the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Manual, the Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Manual, and more recently, the world’s first Advanced AI Audit Certification Manual published by ISACA
Speaker on
AI model risk: Governance, transparency and control frameworks
Panel discussion
Operational risk
06/30/2026
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11:40 - 12:00
Model governance and regulation
Panel discussion
Market risk
06/30/2026
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12:20 - 12:40